Canon 50D advantages over Sony NEX-6

Longer stills battery life

Cameras with longer battery life can take more photos before exhausting their batteries.

Special note: The measurement standard for battery life stipulates that if a camera has an internal flash, it must be used for 50% of photos taken. For this reason, comparisons of one camera with an internal flash to another without will not be comparable

640
vs
360 shots

Capture more photos

More telephoto lens reach

216 mm
vs
75 mm

Capture objects farther away with the kit lens

Top deck display

Yes
vs
No

Check settings with a screen on top of the camera

Higher max flash sync

1/250
vs
1/160 sec

Reduce the effect of ambient light in flash shots

Less shutter lag

0.13
vs
0.26 sec

Focus and take a photo quickly (wide angle)

Bigger JPEG buffer

43
vs
12 shots

Take more JPEG shots before waiting (burst mode)

Faster shutter

1/8000
vs
1/4000 sec

Shoot wide open in bright light

Sony NEX-6 advantages over Canon 50D

Focus peaking

Peaker
vs
Non-peaker

Your camera will highlight what's in focus

In-camera panoramas

Yes
vs
No

Stitches multiple shots into a panoramic photo

Tiltable Screen

Tiltable
vs
Fixed

Tilt the screen for shooting flexbility

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi
vs
None

Share your photos wirelessly

Higher effective ISO

Higher effective ISO

Maximum effective ISO is an estimate of the highest sensitivity at which a camera can capture excellent quality photos.

Cameras with higher effective ISO will be better choices for indoor photography, night shooting, and indoor sports photography, especially if you intend to make large prints.

Review Excerpt

Very good image quality; More consumer-friendly control setup than NEX-7 but more advanced (actual Mode dial) than step-down models; OLED EVF and 3-inch tilting LCD monitor provide viewfinder flexibility; Fast and decisive AF on stationary subjects, and good continuous AF on normal moving subjects; Full HD 1080p video recording at up to 60p.

Hybrid AF system speed and accuracy still lags somewhat behind higher-end DSLRs; Wi-Fi features still rudimentary (join the club); LCD is not a touchscreen; User interface foibles.